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A number of community groups that are trying to keep giant retailer Wal-Mart out of New York City are out with a release this morning slamming the superstore for their partnership with Jackson-Hewitt, a tax preparation coming expanding its footprint in… More »

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Up until it closed more than a year ago, Tavern on the Green was one of the hottest restaurants in town. Sure, it was an inside joke for most New Yorkers (see: Requiem for a Dream), but still, up until the end, it was one of the, and often the, top-gro… More »

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Score another win for Big, Bad Gary Barnett.
A State Supreme Court judge ruled yesterday that a case against the attorney general’s office filed by Barnett could not be dismissed, according to The Real Deal. Buyers want out of their contracts at The Ru… More »

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Most of the talk about Walmart opening a store in New York City has focused on outlets at the edges of the outer boroughs or possibly small stores scattered here and there. But what if the big-box retailer opened a store in the heart of Manhattan?
That… More »

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Senator Chuck Schumer and Congressman Jerrold Nadler gathered near Ground Zero this morning to call on a company to cease making bogus 9/11 coins that are taking money away from the National September 11th Memorial and Museum.
“By deceiving consumers i… More »

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Last week, Mayor Bloomberg and Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstal made a bet on yesterday’s AFC Championship game, as politicians are wont to do. Part of the deal was the all-too-expected community service project in the opposing city, part of the deal wa… More »

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Rafael Cestero took over HPD at about the worst time imaginable.
He was appointed commissioner in the winter of 2009, the low-point (God willing) of the housing collapse, and not only was he faced with dwindling financing for affordable housing, but al… More »

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There was no Ricky Gervais at last night’s REBNY annual banquet, but obviously attendees had been watching the Golden Globes, as emerald green was the color of the night for all the lovely ladies of the city’s building elite. There was even a gentleman… More »

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New York City Housing Preservation and Development head Rafael Cestero is leaving the Bloomberg administration to accept a job in the private sector, according to a release out from City Hall today.
“Throughout his career, both in City government and i… More »

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New York politicos have been lining up to fight Walmart for months now, as the national retailer attempts its third incursion into the city. Yet they may have just met their match in the first lady.
Michelle Obama has made combating childhood obesity a… More »

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The World Trade Center was the site of two terrorist attacks, and the NYPD is preparing to ensure that never happens again by creating its largest precinct in the five boroughs at Ground Zero. “We are moving forward with the security plan and striving … More »

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As we reported earlier, Chuck Schumer delivered a blistering address this morning about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s decision to drop kill the trans-Hudson tunnel project.
Afterward, in a brief scrum with reporters, he was no less forgiving, sa… More »

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The lefty blog that your neighbor contributes to, The Huffington Post, plans to set up new digs in one of Chelsea’s most desirable buildings.
Staffers have been told that the high-end aggregator is moving to 675 Sixth Avenue, the Mattel Building. … More »

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This morning, Chuck Schumer took on Chris Christie, the Republican governor of New Jersey, for his decision last year to kill the planned tunnel between New York and New Jersey, citing the increasing cost of the project.
“Though I am extremely sympathe… More »

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Wal-Mart is already preparing a massive media onslaught in order to convince New Yorkers to convince their elected officials that the big box store should open in NYC. They have even developed a website–called, appropriately WalmartNYC.com–devo… More »

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